saint john
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1. a port in eastern Canada; the largest city in New Brunswick (noun.location)
| instance hypernym | : | city, metropolis, urban center, |
| definition | : | a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts (noun.location) |
| instance hypernym | : | port, |
| definition | : | a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country (noun.location) |
| part meronym | : | new brunswick, |
| definition | : | a province in southeastern Canada (noun.location) |
2. a river that rises in Maine and flows northeastward through New Brunswick to empty into the Bay of Fundy (noun.object)
| instance hypernym | : | river, |
| definition | : | a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek) (noun.object) |
| part meronym | : | new brunswick, |
| definition | : | a province in southeastern Canada (noun.location) |
3. (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally said to be the author of the 4th Gospel and three epistles and the book of Revelation (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | apostle, |
| definition | : | (New Testament) one of the original 12 disciples chosen by Christ to preach his gospel (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | evangelist, |
| definition | : | (when capitalized) any of the spiritual leaders who are assumed to be authors of the Gospels in the New Testament: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (noun.person) |
| instance hypernym | : | saint, |
| definition | : | a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | new testament, |
| definition | : | the collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible (noun.communication) |
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